Urijah Faber Returns to MMA, Headlines A1 Combat Event on May 25

UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber will return to action for the first time since December 2019 when he headlines A1 Combat 21 on May 25.

The promotion, which is run by Faber himself, announced the news on Tuesday. An opponent for Faber will be revealed at a later date. A1 Combat 20 will be held at the Visalia Convention Center in California.

A former World Extreme Cagefighting champion and a multi-time UFC title challenger, the 44-year-old Faber hasn’t competed in MMA since suffering a knockout loss against Petr Yan at UFC 245 on Dec. 14, 2019. However, “The California Kid” has taken part in wrestling and grappling matches since then.

Faber previously ended a two-and-a-half year retirement in 2019, when he returned to score a 46-second TKO of Ricky Simon at UFC Fight Night 155 in July 2019. Faber owns a 35-11 career mark in MMA since beginning his professional tenure in 2003.